At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, I talked education with TEA Commissioner Michael Williams, UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, Higher Ed Coordinating Board Chair Harold Hahn and San Elizario ISD Superintendent Sylvia Hopp.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Texas PAC Funding Ad on Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in GOP
A political action committee is buying airtime in the state’s biggest media markets ahead of Tuesday’s primary to run a TV ad decrying anti-immigrant rhetoric in this year’s Republican primaries.
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TribuneFest: Health Care and the New Texas
At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, I talked about health care challenges with Texas Health Commissioner Kyle Janek, state Rep. Marisa Márquez, D-El Paso, El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar and Eric Evans, CEO of the Sierra Providence Health Network.
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TribuneFest: Changing Populations, Changing Politics
At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, the Trib’s Julián Aguilar talked about the changing political map with state Sen. José Rodríguez, D-El Paso, state Rep. Mary González, D-Clint, former state Rep. Dee Margo, R-El Paso, and George Antuna, co-founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas.
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TribuneFest: Will Boom Go Bust? Demographics is Destiny
AAt our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, former state demographer and U.S. Census Bureau directdor Steve Murdock discussed how population shifts will affect public policy.
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Criminal Justice
Immigration Reform Groups Urge Obama to Act Without Congress
As Republican lawmakers seek to rein in the president’s executive authority, proponents of immigration reform are urging the president to keep using it to push through immigration changes.
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In Ag Commissioner Race, Immigration Pits GOP Against Farm Lobby
All of the major Republican candidates for Texas agriculture commissioner strongly oppose any pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants — a position that the agricultural lobby says would cripple the industry in Texas.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Few Texans Would Keep Marijuana Illegal in All Cases
Nearly half of registered Texas voters support legalization of marijuana for any use in some quantities, and nearly three in 10 would legalize it for medicinal use only, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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UT/TT Poll: Texans Split on Immigration Overhaul
A slight majority of Texas registered voters would support an overhaul of federal immigration law that includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the U.S., according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Public Education
TribLive: A Conversation With Southeast Texas Lawmakers
Full video of my 2/19 TribLive conversation at Lamar University in Beaumont with state Reps. Joe Deshotel, D-Beaumont; Allan Ritter, R-Nederland; and James White, R-Woodville.